Is now a good time to buy a house?
Read Alex Beavis, Head of Mortgage Products, latest thought piece exploring whether now is a good time to buy a house and the questions customers need to be asking. Read more
Coronavirus updates
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Nov 20
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Nov 20
24
An ode to the gamekeeper from the poacher
In the latest of our thought pieces BDM Aidan Walker explores the relationship between BDM, Broker and Underwriter in the current market and what brokers could do to present their case in the best possible way. Read more
Nov 20
20
What have we been up to? – November edition
Find out what we’ve been up to the last few months, Community Giving has come to a close, read articles from two of our BDM's and take a look at our COVID-19 survey results. Read more
Nov 20
12
Winter Webinar Series
Join us for our series of Winter Webinars with special guests. Read more
Oct 20
26
Whats happened at Skipton?
Find out what we’ve been up to, here you can read a new thought piece from one of our BDMs and find out more about our Community Giving campaign. Read more
Oct 20
23
The first-timer buyer dilemma
In the latest of our thought pieces BDM Joe Wall looks at what some of the options could be for first-time buyers with lower LTV products available, and how important he feels the role of intermediaries is in this mortgage market. Read more
Oct 20
23
Food for thought
Food for thought. Read BDM Jon Rawley’s take on finding a balanced diet when it comes to lender appetite. Read more
Sep 20
29
You Complete Me!
In our latest thought piece from our BDM team, Michael Brown BDM for London, shares his thoughts on the broker mortgage advice process and why he feels it’s important to keep the customer in mind when you review it. Read more
Sep 20
21
Impact of COVID-19 on Intermediaries
Read our latest article on the impact COVID-19 has had on intermediaries’ hopes for the housing market. Read more
Sep 20
21
What’s new at Skipton? - September
Take a look at our most recent news roundup, where you’ll find out what’s been happening over the past few months. Read more
Sep 20
08
Changes to our Real Life Lending Charter
We’re making some changes to our Real Life Lending Charter. Read our article to find out more. Read more
Sep 20
01
What’s next for 90% LTV mortgage lending?
In his most recent thought piece Skipton’s Head of Mortgage Products, Alex Beavis, shares his thoughts on lender caution in the current climate and the future of 90% LTV mortgage lending. Read more
Aug 20
18
What’s new at Skipton? - August
Introducing our monthly Skipton news roundup, where you’ll find out what’s been happening over the past few weeks. Read more
Jul 20
27
Introducing same day offers
In June we announced our first same day offer had been completed. Read more about how we were able to do this using both technology and a human touch and some our success stories. Read more
Jul 20
27
Technology in the mortgage market
In our latest thought piece, Rachael Hunnisett, Business Development Manager – London & South East, shares her thoughts about how technology is being used in the mortgage market and the ways it could benefit your clients. Read more
Jul 20
27
The New Build market
Our Intermediary Development/Strategy Manager, Simon Tipton, shares his latest views on the New Build market and what the future might hold in the latest of our thought pieces from the Skipton Intermediaries team. Read more
Jul 20
13
40 donations for one important cause
Our selection panel loved reading through all your nominations for Community Giving. It wasn't easy to select the 40 successful nominations because there were so many fantastic causes to choose from. Read more
Jun 20
16
Community Giving – Aberdeen Cyrenians
Meet this month's featured Community Giving successful nominee Aberdeen Cyrenians and find out about the work they do in their community. Read more
May 20
29
Lot's of nominations, 40 donations. One cause
It’s now been a few months since the successful nominations were announced. Read how 3 of the successful nominees plan to use their £1,000 Community Giving donation. Read more
May 20
18
Real life stories: working from home during lockdown
Occasional working from home is normal for our network of Business Development Managers. So, wfh during lockdown shouldn’t be any different - right? Read more
Apr 20
20
Community Giving: HARP, Southend’s Homeless Charity
Our selection panel loved reading through all your brilliant nominations for Community Giving. It wasn't easy to select the 40 successful nominations because there were so many fantastic causes to choose from. Read more
Mar 20
18
Mortgage payment holidays for our customers
Update on the recent government announcement about mortgage payment holidays due to the Coronavirus situation. Read more
Mar 20
10
Community Giving: Introducing three of our successful nominees
It’s now been a few months since the successful nominees were announced. Read how some of them plan to use their £1,000 Community Giving donation. Read more
Feb 20
20
Life after Help to Buy at Skipton
In our latest article, Simon Tipton, Intermediary Development Manager, talks about life after Help to Buy and what alternatives there are. Read more
Jan 20
29
Community Giving: Introducing the YMCA DownsLink Group
An insight into one of our successful Community Giving nominees. Read more
Dec 19
17
More support for you
By the start of 2020 there will be a total of five Telephone Business Development Managers (TBDMs) at the end of the phone to support you. Find out more about how they will strengthen our existing Broker Support team. Read more
Dec 19
13
Introducing our new Change of Property form
Find out more about our newly introduced Change of Property form. Read more
Nov 19
28
Broker Insights Event
This year we held our first ever Skipton Broker Insights event inviting brokers to find out more about who we are and what we are doing. Find out more about what we talked about. Read more
Nov 19
11
The Voices of Mortgage Digitalisation
Alex Beavis, Head of Mortgage Products gives his thoughts on the hot topic of digitalisation in the mortgage industry. Read more
Oct 19
29
Non-Occupying Borrower applications - now available!
We now accept Non-Occupying Borrower mortgage applications. This change in policy applies to both purchase and remortgage applications. Read more
Oct 19
28
Joint borrower, sole proprietor
Introducing our new Joint Borrower, Sole Proprietor mortgage lending policy, providing an option which may be more affordable for your clients to get onto the property ladder. Read more
Oct 19
25
A new online portal for Skipton remortgage conveyancing service customers
We're excited to introduce a new online portal for our customers who have opted to use the Skipton remortgage conveyancing service. This lets users track the conveyancing part of their remortgage journey. Read more
Oct 19
15
Top Tips from New Lending
Our webinar will give you all the top tips for helping you submit your applications to help speed up the mortgage process for you and your clients. Read more
Aug 19
28
Updates to policy for mortgages greater than 90%
Find out about our changes to policy on mortgages with an LTV greater than 90% LTV. Read more
Aug 19
06
Gifted Deposits
Read about our recent changes to our policy and process for accepting gifted deposits. Read more
Aug 19
05
Half Year Results - 2019
Take a look at our half year financial results for 2019 and download the full report. Read more
Jul 19
29
Self-employed contractors
Self employed contractors are a growing segment in the mortgage market and our new criteria means we could help you to cater for these clients. Find out more about how we could help. Read more
Jul 19
24
Buy to Let mortgages
We have years of experience helping landlords with their Buy to Let portfolios and we regularly review our criteria to help you meet the needs of your clients. Find out more about our latest criteria updates and what we offer, and read our guide to portfolio landlords. Read more
Jul 19
16
Shared Ownership
Shared Ownership is an affordable home ownership scheme which makes it easier for eligible buyers to get on the property ladder. Read more about the scheme and our range of Shared Ownership products. Read more
Jul 19
16
Shared Ownership: Success or failure
We have been offering Shared Ownership for one year. Alex Beavis, Head of Mortgage Products, comments on our entry into the Shared Ownership market. Read more
May 19
01
The wealth of Nations or Relations - how do we best help first time buyers?
Take a read of our first time buyer focused article by Alex Beavis, Head of Mortgage Products, commenting on how do we best help first time buyers. Read more
May 19
01
Help to Buy: 'The Harrogate problem'
A news article by Alex Beavis, Head of Mortgage Products, highlights the success of supporting first time buyers with the Help to Buy scheme ahead of the 2023 deadline. Read more
Dec 18
20
First Time Buyers
We're turning first time triers into first time buyers by being your new go-to mortgage provider for your clients looking to take their first step on the property ladder. Take a look at what we're doing and read our first time buyer guides. Read more
Dec 18
07
Help to Buy refinancing
We would like to help you explore the options available to your clients if they are in a Help to Buy equity scheme and are looking to refinance at the end of the five year interest-free government equity loan period. Read more in our guide and take a look at our refinancing calculator. Read more
Nov 18
22
New Build Mortgages
Your feedback has helped us shape how we approach New Build mortgages. Because of this, we've developed an innovative New Build proposition with you and your clients in mind. Read more about what we've been doing. Read more
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Calculators and tools
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